approval
noun
ap·prov·al
ə-ˈprü-vəl 
: an act or instance of approving something : approbation
The change is subject to the committee's approval.
Examples of approval in a Sentence
children who never gained their parents' approval
Do I have your approval to make the changes?
The rally will be on May 19, provided the city gives its approval.
The government has so far withheld approval of the drug.
We were required to get approvals at each stage of the project.
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Then there’s David Ellison, whose Skydance Media is on the verge of winning approval to take over Paramount Global, owned for decades by the Sumner Redstone family.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Faster licensing at the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation has cut approval times from 33 days to just five, yielding $179 million annually in additional worker earnings.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The city would also have to implement measures to fast-track developments with affordable housing in more affluent, majority-white neighborhoods by easing zoning restrictions and approvals, per the agreement, sources who were privy to the negotiations said.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Another said Trump is countermanding the Pentagon, which had made a decision without presidential approval.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Faster licensing at the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation has cut approval times from 33 days to just five, yielding $179 million annually in additional worker earnings.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The city would also have to implement measures to fast-track developments with affordable housing in more affluent, majority-white neighborhoods by easing zoning restrictions and approvals, per the agreement, sources who were privy to the negotiations said.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Another said Trump is countermanding the Pentagon, which had made a decision without presidential approval.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for approval
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“Approval.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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approval
noun
ap·prov·al
ə-ˈprü-vəl
: an act or instance of approving
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